Where does “kitling” come from?

kitling (English) comes from Middle English kiteling, from Old Norse ketlingr, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kitling (English): Any young animal, especially a kitten; kit

Definitions

  1. Any young animal, especially a kitten; kit

Ancestry of “kitling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkitelingyoung of an animal, especially a kitten
2Old Norseketlingrkitten
3Old Norsekǫttrcat
4Proto-Germanickattuzcat
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat
Every word from Latin catta →